MUSIC BUZZ – Soulja Boy’s MySpace and YouTube accounts were hacked!It’s a case of social network kidnapping! The hacker changed log-in info for both of Soulja Boy’s sites, then demanded a ransom of $2500. Dutifully, Soulja Boy released a video more or less explaining what happened to let the world know he’s back.

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The Best Links:

1. Soulja Boy Myspace Hacked
2. Perhaps his password shouldn’t have been SupermanDatHo.
3. What Money Can Do…
4. Screenshots of the Hack
5. He’s Finally Hit It Big!
6. Soulja Boy’s YouTube Page
7. Soulja Boy’s Myspace Page

TECH BUZZ – The NYC Mindspace campaign created MySpace pages of fictional angst-ridden teens in an effort to reach out to New York teenagers struggling with depression, drugs, and violence.NYC Mindspace, a New York Health Department campaign, is the first program to utilize a social networking site to promote help resources for struggling teens. The fictional teen Mindspace characters have their own MySpace page with pictures, video blog entries, help resources, music downloads, and online quizzes. Sounds like a pretty interesting idea.

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1. Teens Test Mindspace
2. NYC Mindspace
3. Using MySpace To Help Teens Cope

TECH BUZZ – The web designers at Fox Interactive take their stab at making MySpace look more like Facebook.It’s not an earth shattering change, but, for the ugliest social networking site of all time, its a welcome one. It should launch sometime next week.

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The Best Links:

1. More Screenshots
2. “… the largest scale relaunch of a website of its size…”

TECH BUZZ – MySpace Karaoke will allow users to belt out their favorite songs, record their renditions, and stick them up on their MySpace profile.A place for friends…and terrible singing? It seems kind of random. But it has inspired us to start working on our BuzzFeed side project, the Glow Dick (you can send any inquiries to editor@buzzfeed.com).

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1. MySpace Karaoke: A New Opportunity To Laugh At Others
2. Dear MySpace, It Certainly Took You Long Enough
3. Here’s an Example of How it Works
4. “Expand Your Musical Douchiness”
5. Seems Like a Fun Feature for MySpace Users
6. As if You Needed Another Reason to Delete Your Account